“In a brahmin housewhere they feed the fireas a godwhen the fire goes wildand burns the housethey splash on itthe water of the gutterand the dust of the street,beat their breastsand call the crowd.These men then forget their worshipand scold their fire,O lord of the meeting rivers!”
Basava
The lord of the meeting rivers: Devotional poems of Basavaṇṇa
-
Working on it...
-
Working on it...
-
Working on it...
-
Working on it...
Similar quotes
“Forget them. Burn all, burn everything. Fire is bright and fire is clean.”
Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451
“That which abides the fire shall become clean. The water of separation shall purify. The Lord is a consuming fire. That which can't abide the fire shall go through water.”
Andrew Davidson
The Gargoyle
“And where two raging fires meet together, they do consume the thing that feeds their fury.”
William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet
“As a breath on glass, -As witch-fires that burn,The gods and monsters pass,Are dust, and return.(“The Face of the Skies”)”
George Sterling
The Thirst of Satan: Poems of Fantasy and Terror
“The burned hand teaches best. After that, advice about fire goes to the heart.”
J.R.R. Tolkien